more flights to and from the city today. we're going to go live next. if you want to escape to warmer weather, try anchorage. i'm not kidding >> alaska. >> you crack me up. >> apparently it's true. might not be funny but it's true. it was warmer there will this morning than in st. louis or denver. >> that doesn't make any sense at all. the premature blast of winter affecting virtually the entire united states. and if you're not seeing snow, ice or blistering cold, you're probably getting really tired of the fog and the endless rain. that's what we've been getting >> we're watching this too because traveling by car has been pretty dangerous here on the road. pile-up, this is a pile-up in yonkers, new york, that left 40 people hurt. look at all those cars. incredible. if you're traveling by air, that too long difficult flying. about 1500 flights canceled today. >> yeah. and some travelers can't get out of dallas. here's cnn's ed lavandera. >> this is day four, dallas fort worth airport. times are getting desperate. >> growing frustrations for thousands of